[mythtv-users] Turning on Bus Mastering for PVR-250
Aleaxander
alex at carbonated.com
Tue Dec 2 22:40:48 EST 2003
Audin Malmin wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 01:41:48AM -0600, Aleaxander wrote:
>
>>I'm following Jarod's guide in setting up a second MythTV system (first
>>one works great, thanks Jarod and Axel!), but I'm stuck on setting up
>>ivtv. In searching the mail archive, I think I have figured out the
>>possible problem, but have been unable to fix it. It looks like my
>>PVR-250 is not being assigned an IRQ number. I get the following
>>information on the card from my system:
>
>
> This sounds a bit odd, but I've seen similar issues caused by an
> oxidized pci connector. The normal solution is to rub the connector (card
> side) with a pencil eraser. You will likely notice the connectors getting
> brighter after doing so. Then stick the card back in.
>
> I've had to do this maybe 10 times over my career, most recently with
> a new pcHDTV card. If a brand new card simply won't work (and with pci cards
> a lack of interrupts seems to be an associated symptom), I usually give it a
> shot...
>
Tried this, but unfortunately it did not work : ( Thanks for the idea
though.
-Alex
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